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AP Human Geography Theoretical Model Review. Mr. Stepek. Unit 4: Political Geography and the Organization of Space. Political Morphology. Understand: nationalism territoriality, sovereignty relationship between ethnicity and states
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AP Human GeographyTheoretical Model Review Mr. Stepek
Political Morphology • Understand: • nationalism • territoriality, sovereignty • relationship between ethnicity and states • i.e. multinational state, multiethnic state, enclave, stateless nation etc. • Irredentism • Centripetal and centrifugal forces?
Where’s the power?Forms of Government • Understand devolution, balkanization, balkanized • The end of the Cold War and its impact on states • USSR, Yugoslavia, expansion of NATO, EU
Geopolitics:Organic state theory (German School) • Ratzel • States are living organisms whose strength comes from territory
Heartland Theory (British/American School) • Mackinder • who rules E. Europe • rules the Heartland • “pivot area” • rules the world island • rules the world • Opposed by • Mahan • “sea power” • Spykman • Rimland • shatterbelt